This department is named in memory of Laura Bridgman, the first deafblind girl educated in the United States.  Her education included an introduction to Jesus Christ.  She lived a productive adulthood, in which faith in Him played a part.

Because there are so few resources for the deafblind worldwide, I have included secular and Christian here.

Click here for the list of State Deafblind Projects in the U.S.A.

American Association of the Deaf-Blind
location: Silver Spring, MD  20910  U.S.A.
internet: http://aadb.org/

Asociación Española de Padres de Sordociegos
[Association of Parents of Deafblind of Spain]
internet: http://www.arrakis.es/~apascide/

Canadian Deafblind Association [CDBA]
location: ON N3T 3J9 CANADA
internet: http://www.cdbraontario.ca/

Canadian National Society for the Deafblind
mail: 405-422 Willowdale Avenue, North York, ON M2N 5B1 CANADA
internet: http://www.deafblindcanada.ca/

Chaplaincy for the Deaf and Deafblind
contact: Diocese of London of the Church of England
internet: http://www.london.anglican.org/DeafChaplaincy

Their programs include church services and events for people who are deafblind, pastoral care for the deafblind, and sign language interpreter service.

CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
location: Columbia, MO 65202-3121 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.chargesyndrome.org/

Deafblind Children Home Page
internet: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5939/index.html

Deafblind International
contact: Sense
location: Finsbury Park, London N4 3SR, UNITED KINGDOM
internet: http://www.deafblindinternational.org/

Deafblind Scotland
internet: http://www.deafblindscotland.org.uk/

Family Village Deafblind Section
internet: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_debl.htm

Gallaudet University
location: Washington, DC U.S.A.
internet: http://www.gallaudet.edu/

This college admits only people with hearing loss.

Hearmore
internet: http://www.hearmore.com/store/ProdList.asp?category=Deaf-Blind_Products&idCategory=5&idstore=1

This virtual store sells several products to help people who are deafblind.

International Christian Braille Mission
mail: 5210 MacCorkle Avenue SW, South Charleston, WV  25309-1010  USA
internet: http://www.icbminc.org
voice: 304-768-8876

Krown Manufacturing
internet: http://www.krownmfg.com/

Their V-Touch is a TTY device with one line of refreshable braille.

Lagarde Communication
internet: http://www.lagardecommunication.com/

This company sells communication tools for non-signing and non-braille people who need to communicate with people who are deafblind or deaf.

Minnesota Deafblind Assocation
internet: http://www.deafnonprofit.net/mdba/bkmarks.html

They sell unique bookmarks which present figures positively depicting aspects of life for people with deafblindness.

National Consortium on Deafblindness
location: Monmouth, OR U.S.A.
internet: http://nationaldb.org/

National Domestic Violence HotLine
internet: http://www.ndvh.org/get-educated/deaf-deaf-blind-and-hard-of-hearing-outreach/

This organization provides support to deafblind people who need help in situations of domestic violence.

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
location: Sands Point, NY  11050  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.nfadb.org/

National Federation of the Blind
internet: http://www.nfb.org

North Carolina Central University
internet: http://www.nccu-vitp.net/program_plans/plans_index.htm

Training to be an intervenor for people who are deafblind.

Project Salute
internet: http://www.projectsalute.net/

Their organization provides information on "successful adaptations for learning to use touch effectively". This site has quite a lot of information on how to communicate with children who are deafblind, including how to teach them to express themselves and how to read.

Rochester Institute of Technology
internet: http://wally.rit.edu/pubs/guides/litdeafdb.html

A list of published biographies of people who are/were deafblind.

Science Daily
internet: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/01/010122075713.htm

This magazine has an article on how cochlear implants have helped some deafblind people

Sense:for Deafblind People
location: Finsbury Park, London  N4 3SR  ENGLAND
internet: http://www.sense.org.uk/

SpringerLink
internet: http://www.springerlink.com/content/t5003lqv67771165/

There is an article here to read that discusses "finger braille" for use in communication with and between people who are deafblind.

Teaching Research Publications
mail: 345 North Monmouth Avenue, Monmouth, OR 97361 U.S.A.
voice: 503-838-8391

Has publications for teachers of deaf-blind people.

Tactile the World
internet: http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/

A blog by a deafblind woman.

UsherLife
internet: http://www.usherlife.co.uk/

Support for people with Usher Syndrome.

Videnscentret for Døvblindeblevne [Information Center for Acquired Deafblindness]
mail: Generatorvej 2 A, DK-2730 Herlev, DENMARK
internet: http://www.dbcent.dk/uk/default_uk.htm
e-mail: dbcent@dbcent.dk
fax: +45 44 85 60 99
voice: +45 44 85 60 30

This site has much information about deafblindness, especially among the elderly.

Washington Sensory Disabilities Services
internet: http://www.wsdsonline.org/deafblind/videotopics.html

There are here for viewing several videos on how to help students learn if they are deafblind, by using "hand-under-hand" support rather than "hand-over-hand", on using a resonsance board, and other good information.

World Federation of the DeafBlind, The
internet: http://www.wfdb.org

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